Rino Sashihara is often called the Greatest of all Time (G.O.A.T.) for her legendary rise from being a nameless Japanese Idol to being the center of what is arguably the most popular girlgroup in Japan, AKB48, triumph over what could possibly be a career ending dating scandal, and openly “speaking out” against strict idol rules.
She beat the Idol system with their own game and did so in in her own terms. If we can get more Rino Sashihara, better days is not at all impossible for future idols.
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